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Quiz about Remote Locations Main Settlement 1

Remote Locations: Main Settlement (1) Quiz

This is not a 'capitals' quiz. But I want you to name the main settlements in the following remote territories. If a such exists, I want the administrative centre of the territory.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 25

1. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Greenland? Hint

Nuuk

Narsarsuaq

Narsaq

Narsalik

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Easter Island (or Spanish Isla de Pascua, or native Rapa Nui), belonging to Chile. Hint

Hanga Piko

Vaihu

Mataveri

Hanga Roa

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Norwegian territory of Svalbard? Hint

Barentsburg

Ny-Aalesund

Longyearbyen

Pyramiden

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of French Southern and Antarctic Lands? Hint

St.Paul

Kerguelen

Port-aux-Francais

Crozet

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Question 5 of 25

5. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Juan Fernandez Islands, of Chile? Hint

Puerto Montt

Punta Arenas

Concepcion

San Juan Bautista

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Question 6 of 25

6. South Georgia - What is its main settlement and administrative centre? Hint

Lerwick

Stromness

Grytviken

Husvik

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Question 7 of 25

7. Tristan da Cunha, an island in the Atlantic. A dependency of St. Helena -- What is the main settlement and administrative centre? Hint

Edinburgh

Georgetown

Aberdeen

Douglas

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Question 8 of 25

8. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the state of Sikkim, formerly independent but now a part of India? Hint

Thimphu

Gangtok

Kathmandu

Darjeeling

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Question 9 of 25

9. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Ascension in the Atlantic Ocean, a dependency of St.Helena? Hint

Jamestown

Georgetown

Adamstown

Queenstown

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Question 10 of 25

10. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of St. Helena? Hint

Jamestown

Georgetown

Kingstown

St.Georges

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Question 11 of 25

11. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Chatham Islands, belonging to New Zealand? Hint

Te One

Owenga

Big Bush

Waitangi

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Question 12 of 25

12. The disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India -- What is the main settlement and administrative centre? Hint

Chandigarh

Muzaffarabad

Srinagar

Jammu

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Question 13 of 25

13. Canada, the Inuit territory of Nunavut -- What is the main settlement and administrative centre? Hint

Arviat

Igluligaarjuk

Kimmirut

Iqaluit

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Question 14 of 25

14. Azores, the Portuguese islands -- What is the main settlement and administrative centre? Hint

Funchal

Horta

Ponta Delgada

Velas

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Question 15 of 25

15. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Pitcairn Islands? Hint

Flying Fish Cove

Adamstown

Bantam

Cockburn Town

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Question 16 of 25

16. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Bonin Islands belonging to Japan? (Japanese name: Ogasawara Islands.) Hint

Ogasawara

Naha

Okinawa

Iwo Jima

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Question 17 of 25

17. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Falkland Islands? Hint

Port Moresby

Port Stanley

Port Hedland

Goose Bay

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Question 18 of 25

18. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Galapagos Islands belonging to Ecuador? Hint

Velasco Ibarra

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Puerto Villamil

Puerto Ayora

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Question 19 of 25

19. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Hint

Avarua

Agana

Apia

Vila

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Niue Island in the Pacific Ocean? Hint

Noumea

Alofi

Bairiki

Yaren

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Question 21 of 25

21. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Tokelau Islands in the Pacific Ocean? Hint

Funafuti

Fakaofo

Fongafale

Fagatogo

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Question 22 of 25

22. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Western Sahara? Hint

Nouakchott

Sidi Ifni

Laayoune

Dakhla

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Question 23 of 25

23. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean? Hint

Garapan

Chalan Kanoa

Palikir

Saipan

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Question 24 of 25

24. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the British Indian Ocean Territory? Hint

Male

Mahe

Victoria

Diego Garcia

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Question 25 of 25

25. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Norfolk Island? Hint

George Town

Georgetown

Kingstown

Jamestown

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Greenland?

Answer: Nuuk

Nuuk is the Inuit name, Godthaab or Godthab the Danish name. Greenland is a Danish colony with some self-government. The population is 56,000. Nuuk has 13,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of Greenland since 1950.

2. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Easter Island (or Spanish Isla de Pascua, or native Rapa Nui), belonging to Chile.

Answer: Hanga Roa

The late Thor Heyerdahl became famous after his visit here with Kon-Tiki in 1947. Easter Island has a population of 2700.

3. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Norwegian territory of Svalbard?

Answer: Longyearbyen

Svalbard has 2,500 inhabitants. About half of them are Russians. None of them are permanent. Many work in coalmines.

4. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of French Southern and Antarctic Lands?

Answer: Port-aux-Francais

This French territory was established 1955 and consists of Adelie Coast on the Antarctic mainland plus the islands Amsterdam, Crozet, Kerguelen and St.Paul. Port-aux-Francais is on Kerguelen. The area has no permanent population, but there are bases mainly for scientific use.

5. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Juan Fernandez Islands, of Chile?

Answer: San Juan Bautista

The Juan Fernandez Islands have a population of 500 and consist of the islands Isla Mas a Tierra (also called Isla Robinson Crusoe), Isla Alejandro Selkirk and Isla Santa Clara. A Scottish sailor called Alexander Selkirk lived on Isla Mas a Tierra between 1704-09. The novel Robinson Crusoe is based on his story.

6. South Georgia - What is its main settlement and administrative centre?

Answer: Grytviken

This place (with its Norwegian name) used to be a whale station frequently used by Norwegians. Up to 1985 South Georgia was a part of the Falkland Islands, but was then made a separate British Overseas Territory (with the South Sandwich Islands). No permanent population.

7. Tristan da Cunha, an island in the Atlantic. A dependency of St. Helena -- What is the main settlement and administrative centre?

Answer: Edinburgh

The whole population of this island (300) lives in settlement of Edinburgh.

8. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the state of Sikkim, formerly independent but now a part of India?

Answer: Gangtok

Sikkim has 444,000 inhabitants. It was a monarchy up to 1975, when the population voted to merge with India.

9. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Ascension in the Atlantic Ocean, a dependency of St.Helena?

Answer: Georgetown

Population of Ascension is 1,100 and they all live in Georgetown. Known for its colonies of turtles. It has a telecommunications centre and an air base.

10. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of St. Helena?

Answer: Jamestown

Population of St.Helena: 5600, included its dependencies Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Jamestown has 1500. Constitutes a British crown colony since 1938. Napoleon's place of exile 1815-21.

11. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Chatham Islands, belonging to New Zealand?

Answer: Waitangi

Population of the islands: 700.

12. The disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India -- What is the main settlement and administrative centre?

Answer: Srinagar

This territory is haunted by civil war. Some want to belong to India, some want to be part of Pakistan and some want an independent state. The territory has a population of 13,000,000, of which 600,000 live in Srinagar.

13. Canada, the Inuit territory of Nunavut -- What is the main settlement and administrative centre?

Answer: Iqaluit

This is a 'new' territory. After a popular vote among its mostly Inuit population in 1992, it was decided to make this a separate Canadian territory. Population of Nunavut: 22.000. English name for Iqaluit is Frobisher Bay.

14. Azores, the Portuguese islands -- What is the main settlement and administrative centre?

Answer: Ponta Delgada

Azores population: 240.000. Ponta Delgada: 20.000. Situated in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, this is an important air base.

15. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Pitcairn Islands?

Answer: Adamstown

Of course, the safe haven for the mutinees of Bounty. The population of this British colony is 46.

16. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Bonin Islands belonging to Japan? (Japanese name: Ogasawara Islands.)

Answer: Ogasawara

These islands were administered by USA 1945-68. Population of Bonin Islands: 2,300. Ogasawara is on the island of Chichi-jima.

17. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Falkland Islands?

Answer: Port Stanley

Population of Falkland Islands: 2000. Of Port Stanley: 1300. Known for the brief war in 1982 between Argentina and the UK. In Spanish the islands are called Islas Malvinas.

18. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Galapagos Islands belonging to Ecuador?

Answer: Puerto Ayora

Population of Galapagos Islands: 10.000. The islands are known for their unique flora and fauna, especially the giant tortoise. The islands were visited by Charles Darwin.

19. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer: Avarua

Cook Islands population is 19,000. This is a self-governing New Zealand territory.

20. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Niue Island in the Pacific Ocean?

Answer: Alofi

Niue population is 2000. This is also a self-governing New Zealand territory.

21. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Tokelau Islands in the Pacific Ocean?

Answer: Fakaofo

Population of Tokelau is 1000. Fakaofo is not really the 'centre' of this New Zealand Overseas Territory, as each of the islands have their own administration. However, Fakaofo is the biggest settlement and used to be (unofficial) 'capital'.

22. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Western Sahara?

Answer: Laayoune

This former Spanish colony is now governed by Morocco, but the Polisario Liberation Front wants a popular vote about independence. Population is 275.000, in Al Aaiun (Laayoune) 135.000.

23. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean?

Answer: Chalan Kanoa

Chalan Kanoa is the official administrative centre here, but Saipan is not the 'settlement', rather the island on which Chalan Kanoa is situated. Garapan is the former administration centre. Population of this United States Commonwealth is 70,000.

24. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of the British Indian Ocean Territory?

Answer: Diego Garcia

The local population was moved from these islands to make a military air base. It was made a British Overseas Territory in 1965, and has no permanent population. Diego Garcia is the main island, and hence the 'centre', although the territory is administered from London and Victoria, capital of the Seychelles.

25. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Norfolk Island?

Answer: Kingstown

Population of Norfolk Island is 2,000. It is an Australian External Territory.

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